This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Digital Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Digital Entertainment industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Tokyo Digital Entertainment Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
PlaceHolder
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PlaceHolder is Development and management of digital theme parks “Little Planet”.
Izanagi Games
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Izanagi Games is an entertainment company that focuses on producing and publishing interactive games.
bushiroad
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Bushiroad is an Entertainment company known for developing prominent trading card games such as Cardfight
Sony
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Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
ONE of THEM
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ONE of THEM is an online platform that offers content, planning services, development, production, and management.
And Factory
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And factory is a smartphone business company that works on different service applications centered on the smartphone business.
Snapeee
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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that does seed, early stage venture, later stage venture, and private equity investments.
Mugenup
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Mugenup is a Japanese provider of digital entertainment production services for the game and media industries.
Konami
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Konami develops, markets, and distributes video game software products for stationary and portable consoles, and personal computers.
Square Enix Group
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Square Enix Group publishes, distributes, and licenses entertainment content around the world.
Sega Sammy Group
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SEGA SAMMY Group is involved in a wide range of businesses such as entertainment content, amusement machines, and resorts.
STORYS.JP
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STORYS.JP is a storytelling platform that turns real life stories into books, television shows, and short stories.
AV Preview (AVプレビュー)
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AV Preview compiles over 400,000 Japanese HD videos and trailers for you.
Nikkei Digital Media
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Nikkei Digital Media operates internet databases for macroeconomic and corporate information.
IXIT
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IXIT provides entertainment contents and solutions worldwide.
AKS
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AKS is a talent agency that involves in entertainment-related activities such as music, film, and merchandise production.
BANDAI NAMCO Studios
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BANDAI NAMCO Studios is an entertainment content studio that specializes in video games.
BLUE CO.,LTD
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BLUE CO.,LTD provides business guide tools including outdoor/transportation/move advertisement, exhibition events, sales promotion, ect.
Sansui Electric Co.Ltd.
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Sansui Electric Co.Ltd. is a manufacturer of consumer electronics such as home audio/video products.
RADIUS5 Inc.
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RADIUS5 Inc. is a company that develops AI SaaS services related to image and video processing.
OLM Ventures
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OLM Ventures is an animated movies production company.
At Me
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At Me provides a mobile service that allows users to add background music to photos and videos for free.
GEM Partners Japan
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GEM Partners is a Marketing strategy planning and execution monitoring
Sony PCL
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Sony PCL specializes in electronics, audio video/IT products & components, gaming products, finance and banking sector.
Ana Neo
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Ana Neo is a digital lifestyle and mobile gaming platform that provides a virtual entertainment experience.
Mobcast Games
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Mobcast Games provides an entertainment platform, mobile game, and social media services.
Kumarba
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Kumarba is engaged in character production and content development business.
Rekoo Japan
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Rekoo Japan engages in the planning, development, operation, and publishing of social games.
Genius Japan
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Geniusis an entertainment based on stories, illustrations, and music that runs on a smartphone.
Bazaar Entertainment
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Bazaar Entertainment offers fun content from masterpieces to local games from around the world.
AVATRA
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AVATRA enables the experience with development and VR head-mounted display of VR content “Edo town VR projects”.
ANDG
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ANDG is a planning and production company for smartphone applications, web, magazines and book contents.
Straight Edge Japan
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Straight Edge is an entertainment company that walks with creators and content and delivers
Gridge
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Gridge lnc. is an Entertainment Website, Internet Company, Arts & Entertainment, Music, Art, Urban Sports Cross-culture company.
Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd.
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Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. provides various types of digital entertainment services.
DramaBase
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DramaBase is a media & entertainment firm that focuses on development and production of interactive drama.
e-talent bank
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e-talent bank delivers news about entertainment and beauty that will color and enjoy a little time in your life.
Audition
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Audition is a media and entertainment company that offers audition information and delivery of entertainment news.
AOI Global
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AOI Global is an international production services provider.
Sunrise Music Publishing
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Sunrise Music Publishing is music production & management company, deliver all animation products.
eco Love
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Eco Love is a company that nurtures people through food, sports and entertainment
Amutus
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Amutus offers entertainment services that users can enjoy on a smartphone so that everyone can have a good time.
Phile-web
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AV / Audio / is the page of specialized information site “Phile-web” (file-web) of gadgets.
DHC Television
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DHC Television is a media programs that meet the needs of viewers
motapp
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Motapp is a company that creates a prosperous society through the entertainment industry
Yu Net
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Ambition is a management of social / WEB mobile game content
Clappers
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Clappers provides game production service integrating movies, music & animation into the game and distributed worldwide.
FAEC
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FAEC focuses on digital content planning, production, sales, and promotion on mobile and PC.
Internet Revolution
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Internet Revolution engages in digital entertainment businesses.
CHOCOLATE Japan
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Chocolate is a content studio that creates all types of entertainment
E-Times Technologies
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E-Times Technologies is a video communication system.
heyhey Japan
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heyhey Japan is a platform for delivering private video messages that make you and your loved ones happy.
Fuchagi
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Fuchagi is a studio that develops and researches games, video, digital art, image processing, video production, etc.
JVC Networks
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JVC Networks is an entertainment solution company that develops e-commerce and FC businesses.
FanForward
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FanForward believes that as teams grow, fans and relationships between fans and teams can be further enhanced.
Ka-nabell
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Carnabel is an IT venture that delivers entertainment nationwide from the office
Light Transport Entertainment
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Light Transport Entertainment is a group of professionals in light transport simulation.
Atmosphere
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Atmosphere develops blockchain games and offers contract development of products of other companies.
Zen Books
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Zen Books Co., Ltd. is an internet media management business,advertising & services firm.
Netnative
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Netnative is an entertainment and lifestyle news website.
PrismPlus
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PrismPlus is a Arcade game, home game, VR, animation using real-time engine , Game machines, smartphone games, etc.
Gushcloud Japan
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Gushcloud Japan is an influencer marketing, entertainment and talent agency.
Freebal Entertainment
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Marketplace and ecosystem: Matching business, import/export and business development with assets and projects in entertainment industry.
LeGoN
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Contribute to the lives of customers by providing unique and usable options.
REIZ INTERNATIONAL
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Reiz International is an online platform that provides information about the films.
Miecle
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Miecle creates the next generation’s entertainment by utilizing the latest technologies such as VR/AR/MR and AI.
THReee entertainment
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THReee entertainment is a Planning and production of music live content
Space Basil
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Space Basil creates space advertising and space entertainment businesses that utilize space.
AVIT
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AVIT is a developer of pachinko and pachislot machines.
THEATER GUILD
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Theater Guild is a membership-based cinema.
Mileruntech
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Mileruntech works on show control digital solutions, product marketing, and sales for field top professionals.
103R
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103R supports various media businesses such as television stations, radio stations, publishers and Internet media with technology.
Abasaku
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Abasaku is a media company that creates global entertainment industrial infrastructure by making full use of IT and digital.
Sungura
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Sungura develops Sokuge, a social game engine that allows to create commercial social games without a programmer.
Solid Sphere
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Solid Sphere provides one-stop solutions from service planning to development and system operation.
2.5 Dimension TV
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2.5 Dimension TV specializes in editing, production and sales of books and magazines.
Idea Act
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Idea Act provides MovieCasting or a video distribution ASP and offers Document.net which is a document generation service.